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Statewide Stats
April 2026
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
2024
Claims
2025
Claims
2026
Claims
2024/
2025
% Change
2025/
2026
% Change
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historical data
Total Claims
90
86
72
-4.4%
-16.3%
Major Industry (NAICS codes)
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
0.0%
0.0%
21
Mining
0.0%
0.0%
22
Utilities
0.0%
0.0%
23
Construction
11
13
15
18.2%
15.4%
31
Manufacturing
11
19
72.7%
0.0%
42
Wholesale Trade
12
0.0%
0.0%
44
Retail Trade
0.0%
0.0%
48
Transportation and Warehousing
17
12
0.0%
0.0%
51
Information
0.0%
0.0%
52
Finance and Insurance
0.0%
0.0%
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
0.0%
0.0%
54
Professional and Technical Services
0.0%
0.0%
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
0.0%
0.0%
56
Administrative and Waste Services
0.0%
0.0%
61
Educational Services
0.0%
0.0%
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
14
0.0%
0.0%
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
0.0%
0.0%
72
Accommodation and Food Services
0.0%
0.0%
81
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin
0.0%
0.0%
92
Public Administration
0.0%
0.0%
99
Unclassified
0.0%
0.0%
Occupational Group (Standard Occupational Classification system)
110000
Management Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
130000
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
150000
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
170000
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
250000
Education, Training, and Library Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
290000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
310000
Healthcare Support Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
350000
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
370000
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.
0.0%
0.0%
410000
Sales and Related Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
430000
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
450000
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
470000
Construction and Extraction Occupations
16
17
16
6.3%
-5.9%
490000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
0.0%
0.0%
510000
Production Occupations
13
0.0%
0.0%
530000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
16
10
0.0%
0.0%
990000
Unknown
16
10
0.0%
-37.5%
Demographics
Education
Less than 12 years
0.0%
0.0%
12 years
41
34
35
-17.1%
2.9%
13-15 years
36
37
24
2.8%
-35.1%
Over 15 years
0.0%
0.0%
Sex
Male
56
56
47
0.0%
-16.1%
Female
34
30
25
-11.8%
-16.7%
Age
Under age 22
0.0%
0.0%
Age 22 to 29
13
14
0.0%
7.7%
Age 30 to 39
29
24
10
-17.2%
-58.3%
Age 40 to 49
20
19
21
-5.0%
10.5%
Age 50 to 59
10
13
11
30.0%
-15.4%
Age 60 to 64
12
0.0%
0.0%
Age 65 and over
10
0.0%
0.0%
Info. not available
0.0%
0.0%
Race
White
76
74
65
-2.6%
-12.2%
Black or African American,
0.0%
0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.0%
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
Race Unknown
0.0%
0.0%
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latino
77
68
59
-11.7%
-13.2%
Hispanic or Latino
12
0.0%
0.0%
Ethnicity Unknown
0.0%
0.0%
Economic Regions (click to view data by region)
R01000
EDR 1 - Northwest
249
257
158
3.2%
-38.5%
R02000
EDR 2 - Headwaters
198
213
220
7.6%
3.3%
R03000
EDR 3 - Arrowhead
1,112
1,004
893
-9.7%
-11.1%
R04000
EDR 4 - West Central
338
404
326
19.5%
-19.3%
R05000
EDR 5 - North Central
459
344
382
-25.1%
11.0%
R06E00
EDR 6E- Southwest Central
341
275
292
-19.4%
6.2%
R06W00
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley
90
86
72
-4.4%
-16.3%
Big Stone County
0.0%
0.0%
Chippewa County
38
27
28
-28.9%
3.7%
Lac qui Parle County
11
0.0%
0.0%
Swift County
15
28
23
86.7%
-17.9%
Yellow Medicine County
20
19
13
-5.0%
-31.6%
R07E00
EDR 7E- East Central
701
602
588
-14.1%
-2.3%
R07W00
EDR 7W- Central
1,302
1,170
1,213
-10.1%
3.7%
R08000
EDR 8 - Southwest
191
193
148
1.0%
-23.3%
R09000
EDR 9 - South Central
639
559
510
-12.5%
-8.8%
R10000
EDR 10 - Southeast
1,133
1,100
995
-2.9%
-9.5%
R11000
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities
8,539
8,586
8,222
0.6%
-4.2%
All Initials
Total new and reactivated applications for unemployment benefits.
Regular Continued
The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month.
Regular and PUA Continued
The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month for benefits under the regular and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) UI programs.
Extended Continued
The number of ongoing requests during the week including the 12th of the month under current extension programs.